China News Service San Francisco, February 20 According to a report by the United States, United Airlines said on the 20th local time that a passenger plane from San Francisco to Boston was diverted to Denver on the 19th due to wing damage.
According to NBC, United Airlines said in an email on the 20th that on the 19th, the company's flight 354 was diverted to Denver to deal with the "slatted problem" of one of the wings. Slats are movable plates at the front of the wing that are used during take-off and landing. There were 165 passengers on board the Boeing 757-200 and no injuries were reported.
The Associated Press said one passenger said he felt the plane shaking and heard the sound of violent shaking, according to the Associated Press 20**. A pilot announced that the right wing of the plane was slightly damaged and that the flight would be diverted to Denver. Photographed by the passenger** shows that part of the material of the damaged slats is missing.
The plane involved landed in Denver at 17:15 local time on the 19th. United said it arranged for another plane to take passengers to Boston.
United did not give a reason for the accident. The Federal Aviation Administration said on the 20th that it was investigating the accident.
Recently, Boeing has received a lot of attention for aircraft quality control issues. On the evening of January 5, a Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft of Alaska Airlines returned to Portland International Airport due to the fall of the built-in emergency door. On the evening of January 18, a Boeing 747-8 cargo plane of Atlas Airlines returned to Miami International Airport due to engine failure. (ENDS).